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University or college · Private nonprofit

Baker College

Owosso, MI2,381 online only

Baker College is a private nonprofit college in Owosso, MI, with about 1,517 students on campus and 2,381 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.

Students on campus
1,517
plus 2,381 studying only online
Admission rate
82%
higher than at 59% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$13,157
lower than at 80% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
36%
lower than at 83% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$35,833
lower than at 66% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Baker College

Most of Baker College’s students study online

About 2,381 students take classes only online, against 1,517 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓

Many students are adults coming back to school

47% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 53% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Baker College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, computer science graduates earn a median $80,179 four years out. Human development graduates earn $45,610. Majors ↓

Rent in Owosso is below the state median

Median rent in Owosso is $784 a month, 31% below the state median. Living in Owosso ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

3,026 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 73%Hispanic 6%Black 11%Asian 2%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 79%Men 21%
9 : 1
students per teacher
38%
get Pell grants (lower income)
45%
take federal loans
47%
undergrads 25 or older
53%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Baker College?

82%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
500–600
SAT math
460–560

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1080.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $24,526 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $13,000Room & board $7,600Books & supplies $1,000Other costs $2,926

After grants, the average family on aid pays $13,157.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,546

About $50,184 over 4 years · 49% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
36%
within 6 years · Pell students 31%
Come back for year two
66%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$35,833
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

9.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $2,802 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

32%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 23% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$31k
Middle income$30–75k
$44k
Higher incomeover $75k
$47k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 37%Business 18%Liberal arts 11%Agriculture 8%Computer science 7%Culinary & personal services 5%Everything else 14%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing140 graduates a year · typical debt $36,407
$78k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations130 graduates a year · typical debt $28,000
$66k4 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services55 graduates a year · typical debt $30,500
$52k4 yrs out
Psychology, General45 graduates a year · typical debt $31,829
$46k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities32 graduates a year · typical debt $28,606
$59k4 yrs out
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services30 graduates a year · typical debt $39,157
$46k4 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management29 graduates a year · typical debt $31,153
$80k4 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services28 graduates a year · typical debt $34,086
$62k4 yrs out
The town around it

Living in Owosso

3% of Owosso’s 14,437 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Owosso pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Baker College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.